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Re: [RC] Cost Effective Deworming for Tapeworms - heidi

  Also according to the same
literature, fecal worm counts for tapes are only accurate in 3% of
horses meaning that our horses can show that they are clear of tapes and
are not.  I haven't sourced the literature on this and it is coming from
the drug companies, so I don't know if it is completely true.  So based
on this, an older horse would have a heavier tapeworm load than a
younger horse.


Can't vouch for the exact number, but yes, this is pretty much true. 
Tapeworms only shed eggs occasionally, so they can be alive and well in
there and not betraying their presence by any evidence on a fecal.

Heidi



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[RC] Cost Effective Deworming for Tapeworms, Carolyn Burgess